Chapter 421: The Right Choice
"Honey, sugar water." Zhang Chuchen took out a jar.
Dou Jiande subconsciously glanced at the jar in Zhang Chuchen's hand, feeling nervous for no reason.
When Li De got the jar, he sprinkled some on the carriage, took out a cloth bag and opened it. After opening it, it was an ant. Under Dou Jiande's gaze, the honey sugar water on the wooden board was eaten clean by the ants in an instant.
"It seems that they are very hungry and not full." Li De murmured at the ant.
"Governor, do you ask me to feed the ants with honey and sugar water?" Zhang Chuchen said curiously.
"No, you can't feed them with these honey alone. What would you do if I brushed these honey on people?" Li De asked pretending to be puzzled.
Zhang Chuchen cooperated and said in shock: "Ants can not only eat honey but also have that person... It's so scary. I can't continue to say it. Do you want to treat him?"
"Remember how to brush honey when barbecue?"
Li De handed the jar to Zhang Chuchen again, and the two chatted without any intention to pay attention to Dou Jiande.
They ignored Dou Jiande. The ants on the carriage were not idle. Soon a few crawled towards Dou Jiande. He saw clearly the experiment Li De had just done. He had imagined the horror of being swallowed by thousands of ants.
He nervously shook his feet back and forth, trying to avoid the ants crawling towards him.
"Don't come over, don't come over." Dou Jiande began to scream nervously.
"Start apply!" Li De said lightly.
Zhang Chuchen held a honey jar and used a wooden spoon inside to put out the honey. The pulp slowly flowed. Dou Jiande was really afraid. The feeling of the ten thousand ants devoured it was as if he had already felt it.
"I said, I tell you, the man in black is not sent by me, but the Xiao family in Jiangling."
Dou Jiande tried his best, and after speaking, he seemed to be a deflated ball, nervous and despaired.
Li De and Zhang Chuchen looked at each other and their plan was successful.
"Tell me everything you know." Li De took this opportunity to continue asking.
After interrogating Dou Jiande, Li De and Zhang Chuchen returned to the tent to record the matter on paper, and arranged for someone to call Xiao Mei and Chen Xuanhua over.
"Governor, are you looking for us?"
The two entered the tent.
"Sit down and talk. Just now, Chuchen and I got some things about the later master of the Chen Dynasty from Dou Jiande. Dou Jiande, who was assassinated, said that it was sent by the Xiao family in Jiangling, and the target was Liu Wuzhou."
Xiao Mei was curious about the matter involving the Later Lord of the Chen Dynasty. The Xiao family knew that she was very capable in Jiangling area. When she thought about the matter about the jade seal, there seemed to be some connection between them.
"Governor, why did the Xiao family send people to assassinate Liu Wuzhou?" Xiao Mei asked.
"This is also something I find strange. Dou Jiande only knows that people were sent by the Xiao family, and does not know their target. Even the affairs of the Later Lord of the Chen Dynasty were unexpected gains. I want to say that many people were trying to attack Chen Chao's treasures. Even Dou Jiande was determined to spy on Jiangling this time," said Li De.
Dou Jiande really didn't know that the real target of the man in black was not Li De. He really didn't know what Liu Wuzhou and the Xiao family were doing.
"Mei'er, when it comes to the later master of the Chen Dynasty, you two must act carefully." Li De reminded.
Xiao Mei has adapted to Li De's intimate name, but it still sounds embarrassing. Shengzi wears a mask, otherwise her red face and beautiful face will definitely fall in love with all living beings.
The Xiao family blatantly assassinated Liu Wuzhou, and there is nothing that cannot be done. The key is that the enemy is in secret and they are in a bright and unpredictable manner.
"Governor, are we going to Jiangling?" Xiao Mei said.
"What are you going to do?" Li Dedao.
"Ahem, the governor asked knowingly." Xiao Mei said.
In fact, Li De had this plan for a long time, otherwise he would not have wanted express transportation to open up the commercial interoperability between Chang'an and Jiangling, and there was also a security building to be responsible for the protection along the way.
But the plan did not change quickly, and he had no time to do the plan as the vanguard soldiers.
If the Chen Chao Yuxi was not assassinated by the man in black, he would almost forget about it.
"The problem now is that someone has participated in the treasure matter. Are the forces behind it the Xiao family, Dou Jiande, and Liu Wuzhou playing a role in it? Are there other people involved? We cannot determine these things now, so we can't go to Jiangling for the time being."
Li De’s explanation is not an excuse. He was mobilized if he said he could, but there are prerequisites for mobilizing troops and horses, which does not affect the recruitment of troops and horses, and does not affect the mission three years later.
In fact, let alone three years, he can't wait for a year. You have to know that there is still a pregnant woman living in Longqingfang. If she really leaves for three years, he really doesn't know what the outcome will be when she returns.
"Chaochen, Meier, although we have no plan to go to Jiangling, Hongmudan can first investigate the situation. If we can find the tomb first and get the jade seal back, we can take the initiative in the matter." Li Dedao.
Xiao Mei knew that what Li De said was right.
"With the current weak power of the Red Peony, we have dispatched hundreds of Hu Ben to protect you carefully. Remember that thinking twice is not necessary to complete the task. You must not miss one of you, and you must come back in a complete manner." Li De continued to instruct.
"Boss, Lolo is also willing to perform the mission," Lolo said.
"Who will serve me tea and water after I have left? Your female guards must stay. Many things cannot be sent out. Your mission is to build a spy network so as not to appear again like Dou Jiande and Liu Wuzhou who are ambitious to do wrong things."
The two heroes are now in his hands, and they have to hand over how to deal with them. It is difficult to judge their fate now, and whether they will die will be followed by His Majesty.
He didn't want to participate in this kind of thing anymore. Liu Wuzhou's tone was very strict. The psychological warfare used on Dou Jiande did not work for him. It was obvious that he really planned to die.
For such a person, he could only take Dou Jiande's news to showdown with the other party.
"Liu Wuzhou, Dou Jiande has explained the matter clearly. We already know what you and the Xiao family have. If you want to live, it depends on your performance. You know what we want. Give you a last chance. Whether you say it or not depends on you."
Li Dezhen took the news to show off with Liu Wuzhou. The two of them spoke in the closed carriage, and the Hu Ben guard surrounded him. The protection of Liu Wuzhou was the protection of the news.
"Dou Jiande is just a timid guy, timid and cowardly, and he is useless." Liu Wuzhou cursed.
Li De looked at Liu Wuzhou who was also unable to escape. The two of them were still birds of a feather. Who said that they were crows and scolded Pig Hei, and they didn't look at their own colors.
"If you want to survive, tell the news. You have to know that there is a turning point in your work as a bandit. The situation outside Youzhou is complicated. It depends on you whether you are an enemy or a friend. I believe that smart people will make the right choice." Li Dedao.
Chapter completed!